Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Six Months After Harvey, And Gun Control Debate
Posted on · Our political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
Tag: early voting
News
Democratic Turnout Surges Nearly 200 Percent In Harris County Compared To Last Midterm Primary
Posted on · Democrats and Republicans voted in roughly equal numbers over the first six days of early polling. But for the GOP, that amounted to only an 11 percent increase over four years ago
Texas Elections 2018
CHECK OUT: Your Voting Guide 2018 For Houston And Harris County
Posted on · The first day of early voting for the March 6 Texas primary begins Tuesday, February 20
News
2018 Elections: Everything You Need To Know For Early Voting
Posted on · Early voting for the March 6 primary election begins Tuesday, February 20
Texas Elections 2018
Early Voting For The 2018 Texas Primaries Begins: What You Need To Know
Posted on · Early voting for Texas’s March 6 primary starts Tuesday, February 20
Houston Matters
As Early Voting Begins, A Preview Of The March 6 Primary In Texas
Posted on · The first day of early voting for the March 6 Texas primary begins tomorrow. Houston Matters previews the races and recaps how the primary works.
Vote 2017
CHECK OUT: Your Voting Guide 2017 for Houston and Harris County
Posted on · Everything you need to know about the Constitutional Amendments, Propositions, and candidates as you vote during the Early Voting period, or before you vote on Election Day
News
Early Voting Underway In Harris County
Posted on · You can vote at any polling location during the early voting period, but you have to vote at your precinct polling location on election day.
Texas
Texas House Pursues Crackdown On Mail-In Ballot Fraud
Posted on · The legislation would raise several forms of mail-in ballot fraud from misdemeanors to felonies, in order to encourage prosecution. The Senate passed its own bill earlier this week.
Elections
Early Voting Begins for May 6 Local Elections
Posted on · Major issues on Greater Houston Ballots include a rerun of last year’s school finance referendum and mayoral and city council contests in Pasadena.
Election 2016
Early Voters Set Records In Greater Houston Area
Posted on · Early voting in Harris and surrounding counties was record-breaking. More than a million people in Greater Houston cast ballots over the past two weeks, and another half-million are expected to show up on Election Day.
Elections
As Early Voting Ends, Reports Of Misinformation Persists At Harris County Polls
Posted on · News 88.7 recorded a poll worker telling voters to have their photo IDs ready. We played it for Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, who says: "They should be saying more than that."
Election 2016
Early Voting Ending In Texas After Setting Turnout Record
Posted on · Early voting began Oct. 24 and ends at 7 p.m. Friday Nov. 4.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Possible Pension Fix and Voting Issues: The Good, Bad and Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week's news, we turn to our rotating panel of "non-experts" to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in […]
Election 2016
Confusion Over Voter ID Spreads As Early Voting Continues
Posted on · Poll workers in Houston, Austin, and other major cities are telling voters they can’t vote without a government-issued photo ID, according to complaints fielded by the Texas Civil Rights Project. That’s despite a federal court ruling to the contrary.